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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Washoe County district attorney has cleared a sheriff's deputy of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a suspect who was trying…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The second of two Nevada female forensic investigators who sued the Washoe County sheriff's office for gender discrimination has won a…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a jail inmate.The inmate's name is being withheld until his family is…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Washoe County sheriff's office says a man who was shot by Reno police over the weekend was fleeing in a stolen vehicle and pointed a…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Washoe County Sheriff's Office says it is checking with its Douglas County counterpart and other agencies to see whether two…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities in northern Nevada say a law enforcement helicopter clipped a power line while making an emergency landing, starting a brush…

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sparks police say they've determined the death of a Sparks couple in a fire at their home was a homicide and detectives have arrested…

Washoe sheriff candidate Heidi Howe has filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff’s department and Sheriff Chuck Allen.Howe says she was discriminated…